Fall is literally around the corner and with that we wrap up our summer makeup must-have series. Our final recommendation list of favorite makeup products that a professional would  use on their brides or non-brides and consider them as great investments comes from Mehwish Khan, a professional makeup artist and hair stylist based in Chicago.  Summer Makeup Must-Haves By Mehwish Khan Right off the b ...

  We are back with a new list of makeup must-haves by a pro! These are basically some of their favorite makeup products  that they usually use on their brides or non-brides and consider them as great investments. For our next makeup pro must-have recommendations, we travel to Southern California.  If you want to be in trend this Summer, talented celebrity makeup artist and MAC pro Nida Gazi recommend ...

One popular request from our Muslim Bride sisters has been to share with them the latest bridal hijab styles and ideas on how to wear hijab on the wedding day. Well since this art is a rarity in our nation at the moment and we do not like sad sisters,  we traveled virtually all the way to Male' the capital of Maldives to find you some help and inspiration. Bridal hijab stylist, Shamma of  Shumsie's Bridal ...

Lately we have been wondering about the makeup must-have products a bride or anyone getting ready for Summer wedding events should have. To help us out with our question, some of our favorite makeup pros have put together a list of recommendations of products that they usually use on their brides and consider as great investments. So ladies! For the next few weeks, watch out for a series of posts on summer ...

  We really love this cute Muslim wedding cake topper! Made in Malaysia by cake artist Marini of Cake Cupboard, these delicate figurines were handmade for a wedding in France. Marini carefully packed the two figurines and the client hand carried them back to France. The dress tops of the bride and groom's outfits had embossed details and were dusted with gold pearl edible powder for a glowing effect.  ...

  We have always felt that looking for a bridal gift can be extremely challenging and for the confused and indecisive kinds, a nightmare. Most of the times you just end up running around the malls in circles feeling hungry and tired. And if you are shopping online then you get distracted by other cool sales and end up buying random unnecessary things for yourself. Well to help you stay focused and make ...

  Once upon a time, you were a toddler and you loved sitting in your high chair eating that giant piece of chocolate cake. It didn’t matter if it got in your hair, your chair or your clothes. For those few minutes (or hours if you were a slow peaceful eater) it was just you and your favorite chocolate cake. For that brief moment, you were in a sweet happy place. And that is exactly the kind of happin ...

  We continue with Sana and Shahzeb’s wedding feature and share some words and visuals on Sana’s Rukhsati wedding reception. For those of you who have been following this series, we love you and welcome you back. Those who are new, you are most probably confused and wondering if you have accidentally just walked into a South Asian wedding site. We want to assure you that such is not the case. Alhum ...

  If you are reading this for the first time, please stop and go back to our very first post in this series, which started with Sana and Shahzeb’s Mayoun-Manjha event. Unless you hate the sight of yellow, cultural events, and/or don’t care about wholesome bridal henna application tips. Then it is okay, but seriously we should warn you that it would be like reading the third part in a book series. F ...

  Next in our series of Sana and Shahzeb’s wedding events is the Bridal Henna/Mehndi application day. We weren’t really sure if this should be included in our feature of main events. But since it included a special dedicated space, chair, table, hair dryers, lots of picture taking, and involved an entire day with a team of bridal Slavelves (singular. Slavelf - a term thought of but not necessarily ...